Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-06
promises now an average yield of z bale

promises now an average yield of bale
per acre throughout the county.
The acreage Of corn in this county is
| 81 ,043 acres, being an increase of pei
cent. as compared with last year. The
crop promises now to yield an average of
So bushels to the acre.
The average yield of wheat in this
county the present season is II bushels.
The acreage was 1884 acres, being an in
crease Of , per cent, as compared with
last year.
The average yield of oats in this county
the present season is 60 bushels. The
acreage was 1882 acres, being an in
crease Of per cent. as compared with
last year.
There are about $50 acres in Delta
county (274 square niles 10 per cent. OF
the same is in cultivation.
DENTON COUNTY.
Denton, Tex, June 24.-The sCregge of
cotton planted this year in this county is
about 81, 600 ceres, being an increase of >
per cent. SIS compared with last year. The
plant is forward. The stand is good and
promises now an average yield of over
one-hsf bale per acre throughout the
county.
The acreage Of corn in this county is
90, 600 acres, being an increase of = per
cent. as compared with last year. The
crop promises now to yield sn average Of
80 to 40 bushels to the acre.
The average yield of wheat per acre in
this county the present season is about 10
bushels. The acreage was 10000 acres,
being an increase Of 10 per cent. as com
pared with last year.
The average yield OF oats in this county
the present season is so bushels. The
acreage was large, an Increase of per
cent. as compared with last year.
The rsin fall in this county this season
has been wonderfully well timed, being
plentiful over the county except in the
southwestern portion, where some dam
age was done in the spring to wheat and
oats on account of drouth; other crops
have not suffered from any cause, and the
crop as a whole promises TO far sUrpass
the yield OF any previous yesr.
DUvAL COUNTY.
San Diego, Tex, June 27.-There are
from 10, 900 to 10000 acres of land in
Duval county under tillsge. About four
ffths Of this is in corn and the rest in
peas, cotton, oats, etc. There is little or
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has been almost g failure, ewing to the
drouth, though in few places there have
been exceptions, and good crops VIII be
made. We have had : splendid crop Of
mesquite beans snd stock will get tat on
them.
EAsTI AND COUNTY.
June 24.-The acreage of cotton planted
in this county Is sn increase OF one-dfth
as compared with last year. The plant is
backward. The stand is good.
The acreage of corn in this county is an
increase Of One-ft5h as compared with
last year. The crop promises now to
yield al average OF 50 bushels per acre.
The continued drOuth destroyed the
wheat and cats crop Of this county.
Land which was planted IN wheat and
oats has, since the failure Of these, been
planted in corn end cotton which has
largely increased the acreage of these two
crops. The corn and cotton are back
ward, but with one or two more rains at
the proper time more corn and cotton
will be raised Ia this county than since
its organization.
ELLIS COUNTX.
WaXahachie, Tex, June 3O-The
acreage of cotton planted this year in
this county is $4,000 acres, being an in
crease of 3 per cent. as compared with
last year. The plant is forward. The
stand is good, end promises now an
average yield of one-hslf to three-fourths
of a bale per acre throughout the county.
The acreage Of corn in this county is
$4,000 acres, being Gn increase of per
cent. as compared with last year. The
crop promises nov to yield al average Of
20 to 30 bushels to the acre.
The average yield of wheat in this
county the present season is 20 bushels.
The acreage was 10000 to 1900 acres,
being a decrease of per cent. as COmpar
ed with last year.
The average yield Of oats in this Cour-
ty the present season is 40 to 60 bushels.
The acreage was l5,OCO TO 10000 acres,
being a decrease of 8 per cent. as com
pared with last year.
Cotton is ten days earlier than last
year. Rain is needed in some localities
and would benefit corn in al.
FANNIN COUNTY.
Bonham, Tex, June 2G.-The acreage
of cotton planted this year in this county
is about %, coo acres, being an increase of
) per cent. as compared with last year.
The plant is forward. The stand is good
and promises now an average yield Of J
bale per acre throughout the county.
The acreage of corn in this county is
1900 acres, being an increase Of 10 per
cent. as compared with last yesr. The
crop promises now to yield an average Of
30 bushels to the acre.
The average Yield Of wheat in this coun-
ty the present season is about Is bushels.
The average yield of oats in this county
the present season is 90 bushels.
The continued rains during the latter
part of May and the first part OF jane got
the cotton considerably in the weeds, but
the late fair weather has enabled the
farmers to get well up with the crop.
The corn crop, with one more rain, will
surpass that of any crop ever made in
this county.
FAYETTE COUNTY.
La Grange, Tex, June 23.-The acre
age of cotton planted this year in this
county is an increase OF so per cent. as
compared with last year. The plant is
backward. The stand is good and prom
ises now an average yield of one-halt
bale per acre throughout the county.
The acreage OF corn in this county is
an increase of 20 per cent. as compared
with last year. The crop promises now
TO yield an average of thirty-fve bushels
to the acre.
The acreage of oats shows decrease
of 10 per cent. as compared with last